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The human spleen during physiological stress.

Ian B Stewart¹, Don C McKenzie

¹School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. i.stewart@qut.edu.au

Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)

|May 1, 2002

Summary

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Athletic mammals can increase red blood cell circulation from the spleen during stress for better performance. The human spleen

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Area of Science:

Physiology
Comparative Anatomy
Exercise Science

Background:

Mammals can autotransfuse red blood cells from the spleen during stress, enhancing oxygen transport and athletic performance.
The spleen sequesters significant red blood cell volume in athletic mammals, reducing blood viscosity and cardiac workload.
The human spleen, unlike in athletic mammals, stores fewer red blood cells and is primarily considered a lymphoid organ.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight similarities between the human spleen and spleens of athletic mammals under physiological stress.
To investigate the potential role of the human spleen in red blood cell release during exercise.
To re-evaluate assumptions about plasma volume changes during exercise.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of splenic function in humans and athletic mammals.
Review of existing literature on splenic physiology and exercise-induced hemoconcentration.
Examination of evidence for contractile proteins within the human spleen's red pulp.

Main Results:

Athletic mammals utilize splenic contraction, mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, to release red blood cells.
The human spleen's lack of significant smooth muscle has led to the assumption of limited contractile capacity.
Evidence suggests contractile proteins in the human spleen's red pulp may allow for red blood cell expulsion.
Exercise-induced hemoconcentration may be partly due to splenic red blood cell release, not just plasma volume reduction.

Conclusions:

The human spleen may play a more active role in red blood cell release during physiological stress than previously thought.
Overestimation of plasma volume reduction during exercise occurs if splenic contributions are ignored.
Further research is needed to fully understand the human spleen's function during acute stress and exercise.